}}{{tnr}}'''Donne Trotter''' is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Illinois State Senate]]. Trotter has served in the Illinois Senate since 1993. Before becoming a Senator, Trotter served in the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from 1988 to 1993.

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}}{{tnr}}'''Donne Trotter''' is a [[Democratic]] member of the [[Illinois State Senate]], representing District 17. He was first elected to the chamber in 1995. He previously served in the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from 1988 to 1993.

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Trotter graduated from Chicago State with his Bachelor's degree and later graduated from Loyola-Chicago with his Law degree. Before becoming a elected official, Trotter is a former Hospital Administrator.

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Trotter earned his Bachelor's from Chicago State and his J.D> from Loyola-Chicago. His professional experience includes working as a hospital administrator.

==Committee assignments==

==Committee assignments==

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* Subcommittee on Pension Reforms

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==Controversy==

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Trotter was charged with a felony after attempting to take a handgun and bullets through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport security. Trotter is a valid firearm owner and a licensed security guard. He claimed to have worked late as a security guard before packing his bag and did not realize that the gun was there.<ref name=gun>[http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8909665 ''ABC local,'' "TSA: State Sen. Donne Trotter tried to bring handgun, bullets through O'Hare security," December 5, 2012]</ref> He plead guilty to a misdemeanor of reckless conduct and was sentenced to 60 hours of community service and a year of court supervision on April 24, 2013.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/24/donne-trotter-illinois-st_n_3148974.html ''huffingtonpost.com'', "Donne Trotter, Illinois State Senator Facing Weapons Charge, Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor," April 24, 2013]</ref>

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==District 17==

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Trotter represents Illinois Senate District 17. District 17 includes the University of Chicago Area<ref>[http://www.ilchamber.org/Chamber_PAC/District_maps/legislative_dist_neil.pdf "Illinois Chamber of * [[Commerce Committee, Illinois State Senate]], Northeast Illinois Legislative District Maps, July 29, 2009]</ref>.

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==Personal==

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Donne is married to Rose Trotter. They have four children and resides in Chicago, Illinois.

==Scorecards==

==Scorecards==

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Trotter received a score of 0.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of F according to the IOP’s grading scale. Her score was tied for the lowest among all 59 members of the [[Illinois State Senate]] included in the Vote Card.<ref name="IOP"/>

Trotter received a score of 0.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of F according to the IOP’s grading scale. Her score was tied for the lowest among all 59 members of the [[Illinois State Senate]] included in the Vote Card.<ref name="IOP"/>

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==Personal==

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Donne and his wife, Rose, have four children.

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==Controversy==

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===Gun possession at airport===

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Trotter was charged with a felony after attempting to take a handgun and bullets through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport security. Trotter is a valid firearm owner and a licensed security guard. He claimed to have worked late as a security guard before packing his bag and did not realize that the gun was there.<ref name=gun>[http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8909665 ''ABC local,'' "TSA: State Sen. Donne Trotter tried to bring handgun, bullets through O'Hare security," December 5, 2012]</ref> He plead guilty to a misdemeanor of reckless conduct and was sentenced to 60 hours of community service and a year of court supervision on April 24, 2013.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/24/donne-trotter-illinois-st_n_3148974.html ''huffingtonpost.com'', "Donne Trotter, Illinois State Senator Facing Weapons Charge, Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor," April 24, 2013]</ref>

==Recent news==

==Recent news==

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Issues

Political positions

Debt negotiations

Trotter is one of the members of a bipartisan group organized by the National Conference of Legislatures called the Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction (TFFDR). Consisting of 23 state lawmakers from 17 states,[2] the group went to Capitol Hill on September 21, 2011 to urge the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to cut the nation's debt but not impose severe budget cuts on the states.

TFFDR urged the Committee to consider new revenue as a possibility, instead of just focusing on budget cuts as House Speaker John Boehner has proposed. The group specifically proposed passage of the "Main Street Fairness Act," which would allow states to tax online retailers.[3]

2012

Trotter won re-election in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 17. He was unopposed in the Democratic Primary on March 20[5][6] and was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[7]

Illinois State Senate, District 17, General Election, 2012

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Donne TrotterIncumbent

100%

85,524

Total Votes

85,524

2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Donne Trotter won re-election to the Illinois State Senate District 17. He ran unopposed receiving 79,070 votes.[8]

Scorecards

Illinois Opportunity Project

The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."[10][11]

2012

Trotter received a score of 0.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of F according to the IOP’s grading scale. Her score was tied for the lowest among all 59 members of the Illinois State Senate included in the Vote Card.[11]

Personal

Donne and his wife, Rose, have four children.

Controversy

Gun possession at airport

Trotter was charged with a felony after attempting to take a handgun and bullets through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport security. Trotter is a valid firearm owner and a licensed security guard. He claimed to have worked late as a security guard before packing his bag and did not realize that the gun was there.[4] He plead guilty to a misdemeanor of reckless conduct and was sentenced to 60 hours of community service and a year of court supervision on April 24, 2013.[12]

Recent news

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